Hey man, she males are in these days. Caitlin Jenner's situation is getting more news time the situation in the Middle East these days.
- Victoro311

And ESPN will recognize a tranny before someone with terminal cancer.

So how do you get a positive goal differential?

If you have possession & lots of shots on goal but your opponent has little possession low shots & a goal who has the positive goal differential?

Possession & shots on goal do not guarantee goals - they provide the opportunity to score a goal.
- Aussiepenguin

And 7/10 the team with the higher amount of scoring chances wins the game. It's imperfect but still a solid indicator. Corsi's actually an extremely simple stat. I think it gets poop on simply because people place it in the advanced metrics category and there is still a very large amount of old timers in the hockey fan base that want to go back to no helmets and an enforcer on every line.

So how do you get a positive goal differential?

If you have possession & lots of shots on goal with zero goals but your opponent has little possession low shots & a goal who has the positive goal differential?

Possession & shots on goal do not guarantee goals - they provide the opportunity to score a goal.

More shots does not = more goals.
- Aussiepenguin

In general terms it does. Just like studying generally leads to better grades.

So how do you get a positive goal differential?

If you have possession & lots of shots on goal with zero goals but your opponent has little possession low shots & a goal who has the positive goal differential?

Possession & shots on goal do not guarantee goals - they provide the opportunity to score a goal.

More shots does not = more goals.
- Aussiepenguin

Ummm more shots will overall = more goals absolutely. You can argue shot quality all you want, but rebounds and crashing the net score just as much as the perfect play being set up. You make more shots, you get more dirty goals.

Im going to love flying in under the radar. I keep listening to NHL radio on Sirius-XM and all I hear is how bad things are for the Penguins. The forwards stink, defense is too young, too soft. they even expect the Pens to finish 5th in the division behind NYI, WASH, CBJ and NYR. One even went so far as to suggest Crosby and Malkin are on the down side of their careers and that the Penguins Stanley Cup window has closed.!


I hope these guys enjoy eating their words next summer!

Im going to love flying in under the radar. I keep listening to NHL radio on Sirius-XM and all I hear is how bad things are for the Penguins. The forwards stink, defense is too young, too soft. they even expect the Pens to finish 5th in the division behind NYI, WASH, CBJ and NYR. One even went so far as to suggest Crosby and Malkin are on the down side of their careers and that the Penguins Stanley Cup window has closed.!


I hope these guys enjoy eating their words next summer!
- Amanion

it does make no sense, but I do wish sid and geno had one more cup and toews and kane had one less.

I hope we can take the cup 2 out of the next 3 years with this group. but 1 year at a time. They just have to win key games in their division against rags and flyers.. one to gain ground and get a better seed and two so those no talent asshat posters leave this board alone

Malkin and Crosby and Kessel all on the same line?

plus it doesn't matter who's on his line...he's soft as soft.

he should score 50 for you guys...still be -20 probably
- Garnie

As long as he doesn't have any grit, that is our biggest concern.

jag off
- ChrisMS

Easy there sport

As long as he doesn't have any grit, that is our biggest concern.
- Thunderbolt

Im going to love flying in under the radar. I keep listening to NHL radio on Sirius-XM and all I hear is how bad things are for the Penguins. The forwards stink, defense is too young, too soft. they even expect the Pens to finish 5th in the division behind NYI, WASH, CBJ and NYR. One even went so far as to suggest Crosby and Malkin are on the down side of their careers and that the Penguins Stanley Cup window has closed.!


I hope these guys enjoy eating their words next summer!
- Amanion

Boomer and that sycophant that's on there with him are idiots. I've listened to some of their other team previews.

Im going to love flying in under the radar. I keep listening to NHL radio on Sirius-XM and all I hear is how bad things are for the Penguins. The forwards stink, defense is too young, too soft. they even expect the Pens to finish 5th in the division behind NYI, WASH, CBJ and NYR. One even went so far as to suggest Crosby and Malkin are on the down side of their careers and that the Penguins Stanley Cup window has closed.!


I hope these guys enjoy eating their words next summer!
- Amanion

If they want to poke holes at the Penguins, the defense if 1 player goes down is the perfect way to do it. We know, they "should" know it, it is what it is.

If they want to poke holes at the Penguins, the defense if 1 player goes down is the perfect way to do it. We know, they "should" know it, it is what it is.
- Guile

it really depends on Maatta. Maatta could be pretty much anything this year, from another washout year to a Norris-caliber two-way defenseman.

If Maatta is back to being really, really good, or even better due to maturity, the Penguins will be able to better weather a Letang injury.

Their confidence in him must be pretty high considering the fact that he's pretty much being counted on to be a top-pairing guy.

it really depends on Maatta. Maatta could be pretty much anything this year, from another washout year to a Norris-caliber two-way defenseman.

If Maatta is back to being really, really good, or even better due to maturity, the Penguins will be able to better weather a Letang injury.

Their confidence in him must be pretty high considering the fact that he's pretty much being counted on to be a top-pairing guy.
- hardnosed

The Shero/Bylsma regime was all in on Maatta and the Rutherford/Johnston regime seems to be so as well. Olli is tough as nails. Fought cancer at what? Age of 19? People keep talking about the iron man Dupuis is and rightfully so. I think Maatta is cut from the same cloth. I know it's not a sure fire thing but in my heart of hearts I know Olli will be back and healthy this season.

bored at work, doing a hockey fantasy draft.. picking 3rd.. should I go stamkos, geno, seguin, benn or kessel???

I really want kessel,

bored at work, doing a hockey fantasy draft.. picking 3rd.. should I go stamkos, geno, seguin, benn or kessel???

I really want kessel,
- nh4442

Seguin

EDIT: Who is the draft through?

bored at work, doing a hockey fantasy draft.. picking 3rd.. should I go stamkos, geno, seguin, benn or kessel???

I really want kessel,
- nh4442

Benn or Stamkos...

I went with kessel, such a homer..

its through yahoo...

The Shero/Bylsma regime was all in on Maatta and the Rutherford/Johnston regime seems to be so as well. Olli is tough as nails. Fought cancer at what? Age of 19? People keep talking about the iron man Dupuis is and rightfully so. I think Maatta is cut from the same cloth. I know it's not a sure fire thing but in my heart of hearts I know Olli will be back and healthy this season.
- Victoro311

There's good reason to be "all in" on Maatta. To play at that level at his age is remarkable.

I went with kessel, such a homer..

its through yahoo...
- nh4442

You doing a real one or a mock one? I notice the dmen are the easiest to dupe people with.

You doing a real one or a mock one? I notice the dmen are the easiest to dupe people with.
- jfkst1

real one, I did good and then one dude kept picking guys I wanted.. and I only had a min to draft...

here is who I got,

Kessel
P. Kane
MAF
Foligno
Letang
Steen
Landeskog
Neal
OEL
Barrie
Nyquist
Kuznetsov
Streit
Lehtonen
K Hayes
Klingberg
Drouin
Williams
Hertl
Lee
C Talbot
Johansson
Frolik
Franson
Schultz

I needed d bad and they kept going, figured Franson is going to sign with Buf and play top mins and pp...

real one, I did good and then one dude kept picking guys I wanted.. and I only had a min to draft...

here is who I got,

Kessel
P. Kane
MAF
Foligno
Letang
Steen
Landeskog
Neal
OEL
Barrie
Nyquist
Kuznetsov
Streit
Lehtonen
K Hayes
Klingberg
Drouin
Williams
Hertl
Lee
C Talbot
Johansson
Frolik
Franson
Schultz

I needed d bad and they kept going, figured Franson is going to sign with Buf and play top mins and pp...
- nh4442

I have all those bolded on my queue because people pass them up. Really underrated players relative to their production.

You've nearly made me go back to work - I cannot stand that family. It's ALWAYS all over the 'news' web sites here - 1 or more of that family!!

Thankfully now we have Jarryd Hayne making good so he's our #1 news topic - but those others.......... !!!
- Aussiepenguin

I thought the giant guppy was the big news over there?

I have all those bolded on my queue because people pass them up. Really underrated players relative to their production.
- jfkst1

ya I had guys like Forsberg, ekblad, oreily going early and the guy picked them all in front of me

Is everyone sold on the top pairing of Maata and Letang? I remember them not being so great together.
For discussions sake who should be second in line to play with Letang?

Is everyone sold on the top pairing of Maata and Letang? I remember them not being so great together.
For discussions sake who should be second in line to play with Letang?
- stackthepads

My guess is Cole. If Maatta and Letang are a disaster together I think you have to go

Cole-Letang
Maatta-Lovejoy
Pouliot/Dumoulin-Clendening

I hate that defense... But if Clendening can play midpairing in our system and Dumoulin or Pouliot can play the right side I love it.